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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Board of Directors
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration Statement.


                                                    /s/ KPMG LLP


Los Angeles, California
July 20, 2001